hsntnovel Chapter 1947: Teach them a lesson.
Chapter 1947: Teach them a lesson.
The news that Wang Yuangan entered the Ji Wang Mansion and became the enlightenment teacher for the Ji Wang Mansion's children spread in the court the next day.
Originally, Wang Yuangan was just a doctor in the Hongwenguan. He had no power and no official position, and no one paid attention to him except his colleagues.
But the situation was different when he got in touch with Prince Ji. Suddenly, Wang Yuangan flew up to the top and became a phoenix.
Many people's eyes fell on this little-known person. To be able to catch the eye of King Ji, Wang Yuangan must be extraordinary.
Otherwise, why would the children in the mansion be entrusted to Wang Yuangan to teach them?
This kind of thing has happened twice. Back then, Wang Xuance, a fifth-rank imperial doctor of the Honglu Temple, showed his outstanding talents when he arrived at the Prince Ji's mansion.
Only then did people know that Wang Xuance came from a family of military generals, was both civil and military, and became the chief historian of the Prince Ji's palace.
Not long ago, Pei Mingli, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of War, was also transferred to the Prince Ji's Palace by Prince Ji, and was responsible for managing the Prince Ji's palace's industry. He is also a talented person who understands business.
This time, Prince Ji used Wang Yuangan again. Although he did not transfer Wang Yuangan to Prince Ji's mansion, he could let Wang Yuangan teach his two children.
This shows that Prince Ji affirms Wang Yuangan. It seems that Wang Yuangan must have outstanding qualities and will definitely have a bright future.
Sure enough, just as the ministers were paying attention, Crown Prince Li Chengqian sent an order to the Ministry of Personnel to transfer Wang Yuangan to be the Crown Prince's Groom.
It instantly sparked heated discussions. The Prince's Groom, a close minister to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, was a position that many people dreamed of.
There was also a piece of news that the prince also went to Prince Ji's Mansion yesterday, had a meal there, and stayed there for more than two hours before returning to the imperial city.
No one knows what the Crown Prince and Prince Ji talked about during that time, but there must have been something, otherwise the Crown Prince would not go to Prince Ji's mansion for no reason.
While everyone was speculating and paying attention, a courtyard in Prince Ji's mansion was already full of people.
And more people are arriving one after another.
"Brother Li, are you here?"
"Brother Liu arrived so early."
"Isn't this the Cheng brothers? You guys are here so late too."
Everyone was greeting each other. Among these people there were children of civil officials as well as children of military generals. They were in groups and it was easy to tell that they were small cliques.
There were ten tables in the yard, which were provided for these people. There were tea, fruit and juice on them, and maids were always there to serve them.
There was constant noise and it seemed very lively.
On the second floor of a building not far away, Li Shen, Wang Xuance and Pei Mingli sat by the fence, watching the lively scene below.
"Did you see it?" Li Shen said while drinking tea.
Wang Xuance nodded: "I see it."
"How many?" Li Shen asked again.
"Five." Wang Xuance replied.
The two asked and answered each other, which made Pei Mingli next to them very confused.
They had been sitting here for quite a while, during which King Ji hadn't spoken a word, just watching quietly.
Wang Xuance did not say anything either. Apart from pouring tea for Prince Ji, he also watched the noble children outside.
Until King Ji spoke and Wang Xuance answered fluently, he still didn't understand what King Ji was saying to Wang Xuance.
“Wang Changshi, what you are talking about is…” It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. You should learn to ask questions without feeling ashamed. The important thing is to participate.
"Brother Pei, the prince is asking how many camps the dudes below are divided into. If you look carefully, you can tell them apart."
Wang Xuance explained to Pei Mingli in a low voice.
"So that's how it is." Pei Mingli suddenly realized and couldn't help but admire him. Wang Xuance was indeed an extraordinary chief secretary. He could guess what King Ji meant by any random words he said. It seemed that he was not as good as him.
Pei Mingli also looked down and saw groups of noble children chatting. They greeted each other and occasionally exchanged a few words.
But from their seats and expressions, it can be seen that some of them are very close, while some are just gentlemen friends.
"Your Highness, why did you call these noble sons here today?" Pei Mingli didn't know about this, so he asked.
"Ask them to discuss business and hold a meeting at the same time." Li Shen did not tell the reason, and Pei Mingli would know it when he held the meeting later.
Now he was in a bad mood when he saw the scene below.
“Your Highness, there is no need to be so unhappy. Birds of a feather flock together. Even in the court there are several factions.
They used to have civil and military officers, so it’s not surprising to have more now.”
Seeing that Li Shen looked unhappy, Wang Xuance spoke to comfort him.
Their prince sometimes thinks things are too perfect, so he gets depressed when he fails to achieve his wishes.
Wang Xuance thought that this was the childish nature of Prince Ji, but he didn't know that there was a disease called obsessive-compulsive disorder.
“I know that they have their own small groups, but I don’t mind. Not everyone can play together.
The reason why I am unhappy is because I feel that there are some bad voices among these people.
Not only are they not grateful to me, some of them think that I am a bad person, and some even want to establish a new faction.
This prince feels betrayed." Li Shen shook his head, a look of frustration on his face. He had been very good to them, letting them start from scratch and giving them wealth and glory, yet there were still people who thought they were not good enough.
"Is there really someone who has this idea? Can Your Majesty find out who it is?" Upon hearing what Li Shen said, Wang Xuance frowned.
"I haven't found out anything, but this is just my feeling. And from the few words I got from Fang Yiai and Cheng Chuliang, I also got this feeling.
The few people I criticized actually stand on my side, but some of them have elders serving as officials in other places and are not very familiar with me.
There are some people here whose names I cannot remember. "
Li Shen explained that he just had a feeling and had no real evidence, otherwise with his personality he would have taken action long ago.
"Your Majesty, I just observed that there are about seventy people here, nearly half of whom hold official positions, and 20% of them are idle.
The remaining half of the people do not hold official positions, and many of their parents are not in the capital, they just stay in Chang'an to enjoy the good life. "
Wang Xuance looked down and reported to Li Shen.
For various reasons, some of these people's fathers were transferred to other places, as provincial governors or governors-general. In any case, they were all important officials in charge of a place.
These playboys were left in Chang'an, which was the imperial capital after all, and they had opportunities to study there.
"Enjoying life? Humph, it seems that the comfortable life has made them too comfortable and they have forgotten the hard days in the past.
We need to teach them a lesson today. Let them know who gave them their current wealth and glory."
Li Shen snorted and said, "You can enjoy the good life, but you have to know who gave you this good life. It's not your family, but me."